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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bay Shore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Shore and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Bay Shore:
- 39.950952, -74.113193
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bay Shore
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Since Bay Shore is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bay Shore
Communities Also Named Bay Shore ...
We found three communities that are also named Bay Shore.
Within New Jersey, the name Bay Shore is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Charlevoix County
- This Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bay Shore that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlevoix County community of Bay Shore.
- New Brunswick
- This Bay Shore lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bay Shore that is located in Ocean County.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bay Shore that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Bay Shore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Shore ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Anchorage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorage is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Evergreen Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Glen Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Cove is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Green Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Holly Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Park is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Island Beach Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Normandy Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
- Ocean Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Terrace is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- River Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Bank is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bank
- Silver Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Bay is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
- Silver Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Snug Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snug Harbor is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Toms River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
How Far From Bay Shore to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bay Shore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Shore and extending to:
- Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the West.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bay Shore to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bay Shore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bay Shore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Shore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9510, Longitude: -74.1132 In this case, the coordinates for Bay Shore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.085 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.048 degrees. |
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